But The Bluefish has yet to put a final price on the experience. Not a tourist attraction. Both companies stress their tours will respect the Titanic as a grave site, as well as a place of cultural and scientific interest. It's not like going to Disney," says Sims. And you can only do eight to nine civilians on a ship. Titanic tourism. So what are the options if you're a Titanic enthusiast who's afraid of seawater?
Or who doesn't have thousands of dollars to drop? Well, China is currently building a life-size replica of the doomed ship in landlocked Sichuan province, more than 1, kilometers from the sea. The multimillion-dollar project will include reproductions of the original Titanic's features, including a ballroom, theater and swimming pool, and will be permanently docked in a reservoir in the Qijiang River.
More ambitious plans by an Australian tycoon, Clive Palmer, for a full-size, seaworthy replica have reportedly been delayed. It was originally scheduled for launch in , but this was moved to There's no sign of it yet. For shipwreck fans with a more modest budget, there's also Northern Ireland's Titanic Museum. The vessel was built at Belfast's shipyards before hitting the water for the first time on its journey down to Southampton.
A year of the world's Best Beaches There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. The transatlantic cruise liner, which famously sank during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in after hitting an iceberg , is located 4, metres underwater, around miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Six trips are being planned for next year, taking place from May to September, with 36 tickets already sold. Nine passengers are allowed per excursion, meaning there are 54 places available in total and 18 tickets left. Visitors will get a private cabin on the eight-day sailing from Canada, plus will get the chance to operate a five-person submarine while completing the minute descent to reach the shipwreck.
Dives will last six to eight hours, with three hours reserved for exploring the ship itself, and will double up as scientific research missions to examine the sea life surrounding the wreck. Visitors can take an expensive excursion or they can simply look on Google, where the wreck is pictured in all its rustic, 3-D glory. But is visiting the ship such a good idea? Absolutely, yes! A post shared by Tiana tiana There are now two companies offering underwater tours of the Titanic's wreckage.
But what do you get for this price? Here's what to know about the tours:. Now that the wreckage is covered with silt again and no longer clear enough for photographs, some pictures taken on previous dives have been reproduced on tours' brochures. Up-close views of Titanic's exterior can also be seen in the James Cameron documentary Titanic. Bluefish's brochures claim that "the wreck is eminently photographable providing an opportunity for multiple dive photography.
Both tour companies are adamant about protecting the site and the body of water around it, possibly due to the controversy that arose last year when one company was using a ship to drop tourists onto the wreckage.
A post shared by Foxy Wine foxywineuk. A Bluefish video demonstrates what it's like inside the sub by dropping a GoPro camera into an empty one as well as dead still sharks. It also shows some footage of Titanic itself before it was covered up with silt and debris. Tourists will use OceanGate's custom-built submersibles made out of titanium, not unlike those used for space missions like Apollo The sub is big enough for three passengers and has a window, touchscreen monitors for navigation, a pressure gauge, and all the equipment that tourists will need to live.
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